Forest fire in Santa Ursula (Tenerife), Spain (2020-02-24)

<br/> Activation time (UTC): 2020-02-24 21:50:00<br/> Event time (UTC): 2020-02-23 17:14:00<br/> Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br/> <br/> Activation reason: <br/> On 23/02/2020, on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands), a series of adverse weather conditions with winds exceeding 100km/h, intense mist and high temperatures that caused various fires in the north of the island. Especially intense were the fires caused in the municipality of Santa Ursula, affecting towns and tourist areas that forced the evacuation of more than 1000 people.<br/> <br/> Reference products: 0<br/> Delineation products: 1<br/> Grading products: 1<br/> <br/> Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.<br/>